An extremely exciting place to work! Basicly the mission statement explains the benefits and the positive nature of this workspace, ie; all Human beings are inherintly good, and all human being have something to offer... are the first things that i noted...

Cons

perhaps too spurious growth in the beginnin, leading to mismanagement and scalability problems. It would appear that these problems have been rectified.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

challenge all complacent behavior, Know who and what your employers are.

If you end up on a good team with a good manager, you will have a positive experience here. Compensation is good and there is flexibility on workstyles

Cons

A political organization with some people who think they are much smarter than they really are. Some have the attitude "well even if it's a stupid idea, if my boss wants it I'm going to do it". Quality at the VP level is really a mixed bag: there is some real talent there, but there is also complete incompetence.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Recognize the difference between working hard versus working smart. eBay is often too attached to the former and ends up spinning it's wheels as a result.